Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 10.2% cheaper than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 71.2% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
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